If North450 would be President of the Usa you would be shot for treason.
Furthermore your statements are pack of lies.
Bush never had the imformation to prevent 911.
Bush has never trampled individual rights.
The fact that they rounded up a thousand arabs was
for the protection of the country,
Remember what they did to the japanese after Perl
Harbor.
The British newspaper The Independent ran an article today titled, "[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article363606.ece Afghan poppy farmers expect record opium crop and the Taliban will reap the rewards]." It reports:
[In Afghanistan's Helmand province,] where British troops are to spend the next three years, a combination of factors have conspired to produce what is probably the biggest opium harvest in the history of a province that, last year, produced more than 20 per cent of the world's heroin on its own.
A law and order vacuum has allowed an increasingly well-organised drugs cartel, a corrupt local government and resurgent Taliban to structure the poppy cultivation of the province as never before. That has combined with fine growing conditions this year to produce what, if these were wine producers, might be considered a memorable vintage. And, country-wide it is now clear the poppy harvest will be close to record levels again. ...
Backed by American mercenaries from the Dyncorp corporation, [a poppy eradication team sent to Helmand] suffered endless delays as Afghan drivers refused to travel to dangerous areas; a problem which was compounded when a number of Afghan police were killed by a roadside bomb clearly intended to send a warning to the force. The force's eventual impact was negligible. The central eradication force is said to cost a total of $175m this year.
Once again, let's add crystal meth into the discussion. The government is so concerned about the poisons released into communities from the huge proliferation of small meth labs, but not with the poisons released in many times greater amounts from large chemical companies. Let's examine the hypocrisy. The police and communities see the hell being caused by crystal meth not only among the users. The officers involved in the busts have become sick and died from contact with the extremely toxic meth lab chemicals. Remember that crytal meth is made with by-products from common cold medicines with pseudoephedrine, which are manufactured and taken in huge amounts daily.
Think of the political side-effects now that some of the powers that be have made propaganda use of the fact that the police officers symptoms are caused by exposure to meth chemicals. If meth is produced with some of the same chemicals that are involved in the production of more benign products, I think we might be on the lookout for subtle attacks launched through back channels by chemical company lobbyists against the police who say their illness is caused by exposure to meth lab chemicals. There are high stakes in fighting the knowledge that chemicals can cause illness.
Crystal meth is the most prolific and spreading drug all over the world. Heroin and cocaine now pale in comparison. How will this affect Afghan farmers?
Demand for heroin is already being drastically reduced, since meth costs only a fraction of the time and effort it takes to produce heroin. No plant growing or harvesting is required for meth. It seems to be made by producing chemicals from other chemicals. Again, how will this affect this geopolitical situation?
The Afghan farmers currently see the need to identify another way to make a living. There are certainly powerful forces at work right now working on convincing them to get a new source of income. This happened in the jungles of Peru during the 1980's, where whole villages were recruited to earn comparatively huge sums of money by producing basuco (cocaine paste). This tore some of the villages apart, as there were those who did not want to particpate in this economy. The monetary gain was so much greater than any other opportunity that had come their way, out there in the jungle. It was not only temptation that led many who opposed the use of drugs in their personal lives to take up a relationship with narcotraffickers: because of their access to money, the narcos were able to bribe local officials, who also ended up participating in the production cycle and pressuring those who didn't agree to look the other way.
The entrepreneurial narcotraffickers will continue to undermine attempts by the USA to convert peasants with what amount to non-existent and meager aid totals when held up against the huge and fast profits the little guy can make with various subterranean economies. In addition, the US has upheld the archaic system of empowering only the monied elites in many very poor countries, annointing them the rich from whom all blessings of employment flow. The irony and cynicism, the anger and lack of gratitude, engendered by this historical trend also helps embolden ambitious people with few resources to take advantage of unsanctioned economies.
What can we surmise the Afghani farmers will do for money and food now that heroin will be getting so cheap?
The American Prospect has published a correction to [http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=10602 its article] on the Middle East Broadcasting Network, which is [http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=10602 available here] and copied, in part, below:
[O]ur report further described as "excessive" a contract between MBN and CCG pursuant to which CCG provides Alhurra television with live simultaneous interpretation services. In support of this statement, we spoke with current and former staffers of Voice of America, Alhurra and foreign-owned Arabic broadcast services and compared the cost of the Alhurra/CCG contract with the cost of language services at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. However, the services provided by CCG to Alhurra are not the same as those at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and, therefore, it would have been preferable to have included in any comparison of these services a discussion of the differences. Our report incorrectly stated that CCG received monies from the manager or owner of the Crystal City apartment complex where MBN employees arriving from overseas have been relocated by CCG, rather than in a location that our article indicated might be more appropriate...
If North450 would be President of the Usa you would be shot for treason.
Furthermore your statements are pack of lies.
Bush never had the imformation to prevent 911.
Bush has never trampled individual rights.
The fact that they rounded up a thousand arabs was
for the protection of the country,
Remember what they did to the japanese after Perl
Harbor.
The British newspaper The Independent ran an article today titled, "[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article363606.ece Afghan poppy farmers expect record opium crop and the Taliban will reap the rewards]." It reports:
Once again, let's add crystal meth into the discussion. The government is so concerned about the poisons released into communities from the huge proliferation of small meth labs, but not with the poisons released in many times greater amounts from large chemical companies. Let's examine the hypocrisy. The police and communities see the hell being caused by crystal meth not only among the users. The officers involved in the busts have become sick and died from contact with the extremely toxic meth lab chemicals. Remember that crytal meth is made with by-products from common cold medicines with pseudoephedrine, which are manufactured and taken in huge amounts daily.
Think of the political side-effects now that some of the powers that be have made propaganda use of the fact that the police officers symptoms are caused by exposure to meth chemicals. If meth is produced with some of the same chemicals that are involved in the production of more benign products, I think we might be on the lookout for subtle attacks launched through back channels by chemical company lobbyists against the police who say their illness is caused by exposure to meth lab chemicals. There are high stakes in fighting the knowledge that chemicals can cause illness.
Crystal meth is the most prolific and spreading drug all over the world. Heroin and cocaine now pale in comparison. How will this affect Afghan farmers?
Demand for heroin is already being drastically reduced, since meth costs only a fraction of the time and effort it takes to produce heroin. No plant growing or harvesting is required for meth. It seems to be made by producing chemicals from other chemicals. Again, how will this affect this geopolitical situation?
The Afghan farmers currently see the need to identify another way to make a living. There are certainly powerful forces at work right now working on convincing them to get a new source of income. This happened in the jungles of Peru during the 1980's, where whole villages were recruited to earn comparatively huge sums of money by producing basuco (cocaine paste). This tore some of the villages apart, as there were those who did not want to particpate in this economy. The monetary gain was so much greater than any other opportunity that had come their way, out there in the jungle. It was not only temptation that led many who opposed the use of drugs in their personal lives to take up a relationship with narcotraffickers: because of their access to money, the narcos were able to bribe local officials, who also ended up participating in the production cycle and pressuring those who didn't agree to look the other way.
The entrepreneurial narcotraffickers will continue to undermine attempts by the USA to convert peasants with what amount to non-existent and meager aid totals when held up against the huge and fast profits the little guy can make with various subterranean economies. In addition, the US has upheld the archaic system of empowering only the monied elites in many very poor countries, annointing them the rich from whom all blessings of employment flow. The irony and cynicism, the anger and lack of gratitude, engendered by this historical trend also helps embolden ambitious people with few resources to take advantage of unsanctioned economies.
What can we surmise the Afghani farmers will do for money and food now that heroin will be getting so cheap?
The American Prospect has published a correction to [http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=10602 its article] on the Middle East Broadcasting Network, which is [http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=10602 available here] and copied, in part, below:
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